freedom of expression is now at a ‘dark crossroads’
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said on Tuesday 1 October he was released after years of incarceration only because he pleaded guilty to doing “journalism”, warning freedom of expression was now…
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said on Tuesday 1 October he was released after years of incarceration only because he pleaded guilty to doing “journalism”, warning freedom of expression was now…
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, openDemocracy, and the Bristol Cable are the latest publications to join the UK’s independent media regulator Impress. More than 200 publications are already regulated by…
In a bizarre turn of events, the Guardian/Observer has revealed that Labour Party PM Keir Starmer’s top Downing Street aide Morgan McSweeney plotted to ‘destroy the Canary‘ – before ‘we…
This week, Craig Murray – journalist and human rights activist – announced he had left the UK amidst the arrests of several high profile journalists who have been reporting on…
Early on 29 August, counter-terror police arrested Sarah Wilkinson – a prominent pro-Palestine activist and reporter. Supposedly, this was for content she posted online, which is a clear breach of…
In recent days, independent journalist Richard Medhurst was arrested and detained under counter-terrorism laws – presumably for his work around Israel and Gaza. However, Medhurst joins a long line of…
Independent journalist Richard Medhurst was detained for 24 hours by cops at Heathrow airport under counter-terrorism laws – presumably, he believes, for his reporting on Israel and Gaza. Richard Medhurst:…
The following is a statement from Impress, the independent press monitor, of which the Canary is a member The dangers posed by misinformation have rarely been more stark than they…
Around the re-release of his book The Racket, Declassified UK co-founder Matt Kennard spoke to the Canary about the way the US empire works, and the role the UK plays…
New chancellor Rachel Reeves has already started as the Labour Party means to go on: courting big business while making flimsy promises to the rest of us – ones that…
Mere hours before the election, the Guardian has broken a damning story on Labour. In particular, the liberal newspaper published an exposé on the party’s shadow cabinet packed with private…
Media watchdog group Reporters Without Borders warned of declining government support for press freedom. The group, otherwise known by its French acronym RSF, unveiled its annual world rankings on Friday…